AT&T to Demonstrate at Largest Capitol Hill Tech Policy Exhibition

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Jan 25, 2010, 10:55 ET

Demo to Illustrate a Smart Mobile Phone Application that is a One-Stop Shop for all Government Related Questions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is pleased to announce it will demonstrate smart mobile phone technology at the 11th Annual Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC) Kickoff Technology Policy Exhibition, on January 26, 2010. The Tech Policy Exhibition, now the largest and longest running event on Capitol Hill, will highlight some of the key pointed issues that will continue to impact policy-making in the 111th Congress. Various Presenters will offer hands-on demonstrations of the latest technologies in energy efficiency, authentication and verification, digital content, parental controls, disaster response, consumer electronics and more, to help illuminate these debates and possible solutions.

QMe!.gov is a smart mobile phone application that is a one-stop shop for all government related questions. Questions could range from healthcare to education to voting. Using either text or voice recognition technology consumers can search for precise answers to short questions and get responses instantly and automatically. The application uses a continuously evolving large warehouse of frequently-asked question/answer pairs, and applies AT&T's state-of-the-art large-vocabulary speaker-independent voice recognition and natural language technologies. AT&T will be demonstrating the healthcare feature of this application. QMe!.gov could drastically simplify the way people communicate with the government.

The goal of this annual tech exhibition is to bring cutting-edge technology demonstrations to Capitol Hill that illustrate the power and flexibility of the Internet as a medium for communications, commerce, and democracy. This event is expected to be widely attended by Internet industry and non-profit representatives, leading academics, and government policy staff.

The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee is a diverse group of public interest, non-profit, and industry groups working to educate Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues.

For more information on the kickoff visit: http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2010/kickoff/index.shtml

WHEN:

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

WHERE:

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902, Washington, D.C.

RSVP:

RSVP is appreciated for those planning to attend this event - please send an email to ICAC at [email protected].

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse^SM and AT&T/DIRECTV^SM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.

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